GMan [*Spoiler Alert*]

[cHilli]

Is it just me or is GMan the most interesting person ever?
Im fascinated by VALVe's story line with regard to him.

For people who havent played fully through Half-Life 1, GMan was infact a scientist and yes he worked with Gordon Freeman at Black Mesa, the factory in the last game. We are told this through pics we saw in this game and the last, photos for example:

http://img160.exs.cx/img160/8361/holymoogman2zm.jpg


Like.. wtf is going on is a good question, GMan apparently controls time? thats crazy ****. But he does. Also;

'I didnt see YOU get on'
Thats the first piece of non-GMan speech in the game you hear, and would imply that GMan controls time, space, the whole lot. Is he Neo? Is it teh Matrix? of course not moof.

We see GMan throughout the game looking at your progress. He says in his speech at the end that he has more offers, so people are buying you?
Who is controlling you?

At the end of the last game GMan faced you with a portal to work with him or a portal to Xen, which meant death because Xen was covered with out of control creatures. In HL2 we are told that Xen is under control. How?? By who??

Post your comments, im interested in peoples views on GMan.


http://img108.exs.cx/img108/9940/gman3ja.jpg

[CloneX7]

Ohhh man, I love this story line. I'll try to find a website that attempts to explain and speculate on it. I personally think he is from another alien resistance that was attacked by the Combine, and are trying to find a way to destroy them. I think he is one of the few alive and is trying to use Gordan (and now Alyx) to destroy the Combine...hmm...

btw Alyx is hawt.

[cHilli]

But he has to be like God.. Or have you hooked up to something like in the Matrix. The ****er is controlling you dammit.

Dont get me started on Alyx.. mmm..

[CloneX7]

Hahaha, true. I cant wait for the explanation they give in HL3 as to G-Man the origins of the Combine, etc.

edit: rofl, you realise were the only two people who talk on these forums

[cHilli]

Before you it was just me talking to myself

[Laguna Loire]

The fact that he controls time would explain a hell of a lot of stuff...Havn't played HL2 but it would explain how he could get from one place to the other so quickly, and also how he kept teleporting you to different parts of Xen at the end of the first HL...I thought the G stood for Government Man or something. Because in the first Half-Life's expansion pack (Opposing Force), the GMan says he has some loose ends he needs to tie up at the end of the game. I figured that maybe he was a government agent sent in to destroy the Black Mesa complex...I don't know. So many questions, so little answers...Bah!

[cHilli]

Thats what makes it great. Its ****ing hard to figure out aiight.

I dont think he is a Government-Man, ive seen many people say he is and he isnt, but i dont think he is. The only thing i can see is happening is he is either an alien lifeform assuming human form. [Breen speaks of host bodies at one stage.] or its like in the matrix - You are being hooked up and GMan is the boss. None make sense. Hehe..

[Laguna Loire]

Yeah, he could be an alien lifeform assuming a human role maybe...Although, if he were, he'd have to be another type of alien from those you face in HL1 and 2. Also, they'd have to be an amazingly advanced species...It might help if Gordon actually said something in HL1 and 2. If he replied to the GMan at the end of HL1, that'd probably give us a hint if they worked together...

[cHilli]

In HL2 Breen was talking to the huge fat aliens on a Screen and they said he would have to get a host body to leave. Probably to a different plant, and its possible that GMan is an alien in a host body.

Its hard to say anything definite about GMan, like.. he appears to be God in HL2. He controls time.

At the start, when the other man on the train says; 'I didnt see you get on', its because you didnt, GMan transported you there..

[spartan1ben]

its a very well woven deep storyline with many small details you overlook
they did an amazing job, one of the best storylines i've seen
I think the G-man IS of another species but in human form, maybe with far more advanced technology than us. he is using the human race and you...gordon freeman to purge the universe of the combine and their power hungry blitzkriegish sort

and what does it mean with his "higher benefactors"

it is something one could really ponder about
i love sounding philosophical

[Laguna Loire]

Originally Posted by spartan1ben

i love sounding philosophical

Lol...

I don't think we'll ever fully know who or what the G-Man is, as I doubt Valve are just going to give a full explanation in a game, or on the Net...But still, even we'll never know, I find it impossible that the G-Man actually is human. Unless he's got some secret hi-tech software made by the Government to basically give him the powers of a God, but that's very unlikely...

[cHilli]

The only probable answer is that he is another lifeform, but i dont really liek the idea of that.

[TK 421]

i always tried to shoot him in the first one wen i first saw him. god he's the most freaky, comfusing and mystery riden character in a game that i have seen

[Laguna Loire]

^ Heh, yeah I always tried shooting him, but he never dies or shoots back. He's like on screen for a maximum of about 3-4 seconds and then disappears...

[TK 421]

the first time i saw him i yelled and sed "help me, i will obey u" it was a moment ok!!